In 2021, I had a 4-month working scholarship with the International Novalis Society e.V. The task was a content-related examination of the work of the poet Novalis and (based on it) the creation of a group of jewellery (objects). Within the framework of this scholarship, I dealt with the influence of the poet as well as his perceptions of the world. The result was an installation of 100 porcelain rings, a steel brooch and a sketchbook with various collaged drawings.

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The group of (porcelain) signet rings (shown above), which consists of 100 individual rings, is a visualisation of Novalis’s influence. To this day, his short work and life seem to fascinate people. The design is inspired by the symbol of Romanticism (created by Novalis): the blue flower.
Conversely, the steel brooch is an examination of the reality (of the miners of his time), which clearly contrasted with the often-romanticised depiction in Novalis’s poems.

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Year: 2021

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